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The Alabama Board of Nursing has confirmed a cybersecurity breach that resulted in data being downloaded, though the type of data accessed remains unclear.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WBMA) —The Alabama Board of Nursing says it is investigating a cybersecurity incident that involved unauthorized activity within portions of its technology environment and may have resulted in the exposure of sensitive personal and health information.

Ala. (WAFF) – A cyberattack has taken Alabama’s nursing license system offline, preventing nurses from applying for or renewing their licenses online

Ala. (WBRC) – A cyberattack has kept the Alabama Board of Nursing’s online licensing system offline, disrupting service during one of the busiest times of the year for nurses

View Larger Image Amy Hester, an entrepreneur and adjunct faculty member in the UAMS College of Nursing, addresses the audience during her Aug. 17 lecture.Image by Chris Carmody

If one spouse is heading into a nursing home and the other is staying put, the federal government has a rule most families never hear about until they’ve burned through savings. It’s called Medicaid spousal impoverishment protection, and it lets the at-home spouse (the “community spouse”) keep the house, a car, personal belongings, and a…